Nigeria

Praise for Commonwealth’s role in Nigeria’s anti-corruption drive

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]op officials of the federal government’s Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) commend the Commonwealth’s contributions to combatting corruption in Nigeria. During a visit to...

Iran To OPEC: Address Rising Output From Nigeria, Libya

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]ran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on Monday said that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC,  needs to address rising output from Libya...

CBN considers tougher sanctions against banks hoarding forex

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday said it is reviewing ways to toughen sanctions against financial institutions in the country that hoards foreign exchange...

The Python does not dance By Reuben Abati

  [dropcap]O[/dropcap]peration code-names have been an important part of military operations since the Germans first applied them in World War 1 but it...

Former U.S Attorney General To UN: Expel Nigeria For Allowing Genocide

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nternational human rights lawyer Bruce Fein urged member states of the United Nations organization on Sunday  to hold Nigeria accountable for its crimes...

FG claims looters, politically-disgruntled sponsoring IPOB

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is being sponsored by certain disgruntled...

Dangote Endorses FG’s Debut Sukuk Offer

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria’s foremost entrepreneur and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has described the debut N100bn Federal Government of Nigeria Sukuk offer as a paradigm...

IPOB Leader Kanu Ready to Meet Face To Face With Buhari, Says Wife

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ife of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mrs Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, has revealed that her husband would be willing to meet with president...

Nigeria — Separating Fact From Fiction To Restore A Nation’s Tarnished Image

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]unning a legitimate private sector company in Nigeria is fraught with challenges. Of those challenges, the negative perceptions of Nigeria’s business environment from...

Diamond Bank Accused of N572,000 Theft From Pensioner

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]enturies ago banks actually stored real money (gold) and gave their customers paper receipts which made transferring and transporting easier. Then as time went...

WATCH: My Best Food Na Suya, Says British Ambassador To Nigeria in Pidgin English

‘’My name be Paul Arkwright, I be British High Commissioner in Nigeria and I like Nigeria well-well, says the diplomat in a brief...

N100bn Sukuk: FG gets thumbs-up from stakeholders for financial inclusion

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he N100 billion Sukuk, non-interest unveiled by the Debt Management Office (DMO), in a nationwide roadshow is  being roundly praised by Financial investors...

Yoruba’s ‘Won’t Rest’ Until Restructuring is Achieved, Egbe Omo Yoruba Insists

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he National Association of Yoruba Descendants, “Egbe Omo Yoruba, has declared that the Yoruba’s will not rest until restructuring is achieved. “The just concluded Yoruba...

7 killed in Boko Haram attack on displaced persons camp in Borno

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least seven people were killed when Boko Haram militants attacked an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Ngala Borno State. The attack on...

Osinbajo’s remarks at HIYA inauguration

“Our country is gifted with some of the best in the world and that is the majority of Nigerians”. REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY,...

2019 Election: Governors, Ministers want Buhari to contest —El-Rufai

  Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state has said that governors and ministers under the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) have resolved to...